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We’ve been watching Scientologist singer Stacy Francis for a long time. At the Voice, we covered a controversy over the stories she was telling about herself in order to become an X-Factor contestant. It was obvious even then that for years she had downplayed her extensive connection to Scientology when it suited her, and that she was someone who would turn on just about anyone if it meant advancing her “career.” Continue reading Stacy Francis goes to Washington: Are we witnessing another Scientology political op?
[Black Scientologists conference held in April on the ‘Freewinds’]Our tipster Communicator I/C keeps trying to convince us that the Nation of Islam/Scientology mashup is more substantial than we’ve given it credit for. And we have to hand it to him this time for digging up a new piece of evidence that bolsters his point of view. Continue reading Another sign Nation of Islam members are moving from Dianetics to full Scientology
Rod Keller has a pretty alarming update for us on Scientology’s sneaky “interfaith” efforts scoring some pretty serious paydirt… Continue reading Scientology scores with political conservatives in Europe using the ‘religious freedom’ gambit
This week in our series of book excerpts, Chris Shelton has been good enough to share with us a key section from his book Scientology: A to Xenu — An Insider’s Guide to What Scientology is All About. And if you like this, we hope you can join Chris at HowdyCon in Chicago later this week!
Continue reading The trauma of leaving Scientology: ‘Who wants to believe they’ve thrown away their best years?’
[Sunny Pereira at 15]Once again, our technical expert Sunny Pereira has supplied us with a remarkable glimpse into growing up in Scientology and serving in the Sea Org. We learn that when you have a planet to clear, terrorizing children is just an unavoidable feature of the job.
Continue reading First person: In Scientology, children are punished for being kids
You may have seen a story hit the wires yesterday out of Canada. It reported that some documents obtained by CBC showed that a worker at Scientology’s Quebec org had been paid only $70 for 39 hours of work. Continue reading DOX: Quebec church owes other Scientology orgs heaps, pays its workers peanuts
[Scientology’s latest patsies, Kevin Parker and Eric Adams]Way back in 2013, we first told you about how easily a couple of sharp Scientology operators, Queens dentist Bernard Fialkoff and his daughter Meghan, were finding it to infiltrate New York City’s schools with Scientology propaganda, and with the willing participation of the NYPD and local gladhanding politicians. Continue reading Why are New York politicians such easy marks for Scientology?
We heard recently from a young man who talked himself out of a job at a Scientology drug rehab in May, and we thought you’d want to hear about it. Continue reading How to get fired from a Scientology job the easy way — a real-world example
We’re continuing our series with another book excerpt, this time a wrenching anecdote from Lori Hodgson’s recently published memoir, A Mother’s Heartbreak: How Scientology Destroyed My Family. Lori’s story is pretty familiar to our readers, but if you’re new, what you need to know before reading this chapter excerpt is that Lori’s children, Jessica and Jeremy, disconnected from her when she left Scientology. The father of the children and Lori’s former husband, Jim Leake, is still in the church. For years, Lori has struggled to get any information she can about her kids, and then one night she got a scare in a really unusual way…
Continue reading When Scientology keeps a mother from her child in the ER: Lori Hodgson’s story
Rod Keller brings us a great update on Scientology’s claims that it’s opening a new “Advanced Org” — sort of like finishing school for space cadets — in a place that can’t possibly use it. Continue reading Scientology working its grift on a continent where it’s the last thing they need
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